There remains 10 players who are rated 10-goals in the polo world down south. The last American 10-Goal player, Mike Azzaro, has been lowered as well as Batista Heguy. A new 10-goal player, or new to the list, is 29 year-old Nacho Novillo Astrada. He reaches the top of the class. Marcos Heguy returns to top of the heap again. I think this maybe his 3rd time at 10-goals. Well done to them! Other big moves were Matias Magrini who was also raised to 9 as he is in the U.S. Paco de Narvaez, who rumor is has been dropped from El Paraiso Polo Team. I do not know if this is correct, but it is what I heard. If this is true there will now be two big holes in the big teams. With the retirement of Milo and now the rumor about Paco, there are two 2 huge holes on two of the six big teams. These teams will be left with an open spot. They may have to take on some foreigners for these teams. You had 2 people jumping 2 goals up in Arg. Young James Lucas, who won the British Gold Cup with Black Bears, has been raised from 4 to 6. Young gun Juan Curbelo, a local California player here last year in El Dorado and San Diego was also raised 2 goals. It looks like many handicaps are getting more balanced around the World and that is very good for polo. So we shall see. Also a new vision there are many more foreign players moving into the lofty ratings than just the boys from down south, where handicaps and superstars seem limited in today’s market. Which is good for all of polo. If the one Argy on a team full of foreigners had not been disqualified for semis we may have seen and probably would have had four foreign players in the finals of the Camara Cup in Argentina. This Tournament is There was a North American, Nick the Stick Roldan, on the winning team anyway, so it is a parity on its way with a little help from U.S. patrons. So hire a Yank even if he is a Gringo!
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